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' WINDOW GASEMENT.

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FRANK 'L UGHRAN, or PHILADELPHIA, rnnwsrnvnmn, ASSIGNOR TO THE LOUGIIRAN SAFETY WINDOW MANUFACTURINGCOMPANY, or same PLACE AND CAMDEN, NElV flwmoow cAslz mi-mr,

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 568,723, dated September 29, 18 96.

' Application filed May 7,1895. Renewed Mae. 2, 1896. Serial Ila/581,572. (No model.)

To all whom, it may conce"rn.-

. Be it known that I, FRANK LoUeHR AN a citizen of the United States, residing at Phila-' delphia, in'the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new I and useful Improvement in \Vindow-Oase ments and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in'the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. v

. The invention relates to window-easements.

' The object is to provide a casement from which the upper or lower sash may bereadily removed without requiring change in either the construction oroperation or in anynianner disfigfuring the facing and finish of the. window, and, further, to render the window tight when closed and thereby insure against I the entrance of dust or air and at the ame time not interferewith the free action of the sashes. Y i IVith these a'nd'other objects in viewthe I invention consists in certain novel features and arrangements of scribed and claimed.

In v the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of one embodiment of the invention applied, showin the upper and the lower sashes removed rom the frame and each held by a single cord, they'bcing swung'iuward in opposite directions to of the glass. Fig.2 is a view in central ver tical section, showing the upper sash in its normal position and the lower sash swnnginparts hereinafter. de-

ward, as in Fig. 1.-, Fig. 3 is. a similar View showing 'thesash resting upon the windowsill and suspended by its cords, it being tilted, inward for convenience in cleaning. Fig. 4' is a, fragmentary view in horizontal section, taken on the line a; a; of Fig. 3, showing the sashes in position. Fig. 5is a detail'view in perspective. of the lower fastening forthe pocket closin'g lp-iece, showing the members thereof separated. Fig.0 is a similar view:

of the upper fastening. Fig. 7 is a similar view of the sash-cord holder. Figs. 8 and!) present both sides are fragmentary views in section, taken on v ing the pocket-closing pieces. Fig. 10 is a: I

detail sectionalfview of the sash-cord holder, showing it. applied. Fig.1lis a view of a modified formof pocket-closing piece.

In the drawings, A represents awindowcasement of well-known construction andsuch as is now in common use. The pockets or openings ctin the pulley-stiles are given an increased 1ength,so thatthe sashes may enter the weight-boxa, distance sufficient to g permitthe opposite sidesto be swung outward clear of the frame and held suspended by the s cords or entirely"removed,.-asv will. be described later on. At or near the upper end of each pocket" a. casting a is seated, flush with the face of thepulley stile, and is provided'withone or more openings or sockets 76 (L3, also'withnotches a which latter serve as cord-holding racks, 'by'being adapted to receive the knotted ends of the cords, when they aredet-ached from the sash. A second castingc'fi, fixed to each pocket-piece a, is

provided with one or more rigid or springseated studs or dowel-pins a designed to enter the. sockets-or openings of the cord: rack casting, also with a series of projections a which enter and fill notches of the racks 8o 'when th e' pocket-pieces are seated. These pocket-pieces. aredetachably locked in position ,by fastenings a, which in their preferred I form consist in part of a socketed plate a, secured to or ina block aarranged at or near the bottom within the weight-box. A ring b0'lt (L12 serves as the other member of e the fastening and is swiveled in the pocketpiece, so as to become'alined and locked into the socket by .a screw-thread connection therewith, the outer ring-heads (L13 of the bolts being'let in or countersunk to avoid interference with the sashesQ Each partingbead pr the adjoining'section a thereof is at- 'tached to or forms part of the pocket-closing piece and being removable therewith perniits the'top sash when loweredto be moved inward. i

In window-frames as now commonly made the'lower sash can be raised only to a cer- I00 tain height, in which position its bottom rail lies below the meeting-rail of the upper sash and so covers a portion of the pocket or opening in the pulley-stile. To facilitate entering the pocket-closing piece, the partingstrip a, which divides the weight-b0x, is notched, as at u, to permit the piece to be inserted at an angle, (see Fig. 8,) and upon bringing it into vertical position it rides upon a shoulder a", which is formed at the bottom of the notch, and the upper end ofthe piece is thereby guided until the members of the fastcnings engage.

B represents the sashes, and inasmuch as they are provided with duplicate attachments a description of one will suffice to give a clear understanding of construction and arrangements of parts. Seated 'in each of the knot-receiving sockets 11, formed in the sash-stiles 11 is a cord-engaging device b, which consists of two members b ll. One of the members, a circular base-plate, is made a fixture by being secured in the socket, preferably with screws, and has an outward-pro jecting approximately semicircular lug whose radius is slightly less than that of the disk. The curved face of this lug is grooved, as at 1: to receive a similarly-curved flange I) of the other member, which latter is inverted upon insertion, then by beingpartially rotated its flange is caused to lock into the groove. The meniberlast mentioned is a hollow shell of semicylindrical shape, closed at its outer end and provided with an opening 1)", extending longitudinally thereof for the greater portion of its length. The sash-cord is entered through theopening and the knotted end drawn up into the shell, which is adjustably secured, as above described. In the, outer opposite faces of the sash-stiles grooves b are formed and receive draft strips or tongues b, which are secured therein and project to enter similar grooves b in the facings 11 of the frame.

In use, when it is desired to remove the sashes the pocket-piecc with the attached bead-section are taken out by disengaging the fastenings, and the lower sash is then moved inward until the draft-strips clear the grooves, and by being pushed into either pocket the opposite side is cleared and free to swing inward. The cords may be detached from the sash and their knotted ends held in the rack, or the sash may be suspended thereby, as may be found desirable.

As the members of the cord-attaching device are locked together in a: manner to turn one within the other they will automatically adjust themselves to the position of the sash, should it be tilted either inward or outward,

and so avoid twisting the cords, tapes, -01" chains.

To remove the upper sash, it is first lowered, then drawn inward from one side until it enters the open pocket, when the opposite side is swung around, as above described. In this manner the glass may be thoroughly washed from inside the room without unnecessary labor or risk of life or limb.

For facility in removing or replacing the pocketclosing pieces and to dispense with notching the dividing-strips in the weightboxes it is at times found convenient to con struct these pieces with a central joint, such as is shown in Fig. 11, and is particularly desirable for use in Gothic windows.

Among the many advantages of the invention may be mentioned the extreme simplicity and incxpensiveness of construction and the resulting convenience in enabling a person to remove or hanga sash and to replace a cord, secure a weight, or make any necessary repair without in any manner defacing the finish of the window-casement.

. llavingthus fully described my invention, what I claim as new is-- 1. A cord holding device, comprisiw two members one being a base-plate hav mg a grooved approximately semicircular projection thereon, and the other a semicylindrical shell adapted to receive the knotted ends of the cords and provided with a flange for engagement with the grooved projection, for the purpose described.

2. The combination with a pocket-piece, of a fastening therefor, comprising two angle plates or members, one beingseated and sccured at the top of the pocketwith its face flush with the outer surface of thepulle'ystile, the lower portion of said flush face being notched to serve asa holder for the knotted ends of the cords, and the other member being fixedto the upper end of the pocketpiece and provided with a vertically-project ing stud or pin designed to enter a socket of the first-mentioned member also with lugs or tongues adapted to fit into and fill the cordengaging notches, whenthe members are united, as and for the purpose described.

3. The combination with a pocket-piece, of fastenings therefor, one of the fastenings being a bolt having an engaging projection, and the other comprising two angle plates or members one of the plates or members being seated and secured at the top of the pocket with its face flush with the outer surface of the pulley-stile, the lower portion of said flush face being notched to serve as a cord-holder for the knotted ends of the cords, and the other plate or member being fixed to the upper end of the pocket-piece and provided with a vertically-projecting stud'or pin designed to enter a socket of the first-mentioned member also with lugs or tongues adapted to fit into and fill the cord-engaging notches when the members are united, as specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK Louenniuv.

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Enw. A. BARRON,

EDWARD W. FARRELL. 

